“Parenting here is over-the-top, and I find it ridiculous.”

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Note: Some responses were pulled from these Reddit threads: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

"Sorry, I'm not trying to shit on the US, but parenting over here sucks sometimes. I feel like it's a competition of some sort. I've found my best 'parenting strategy' is to just do what feels right to me and works best for our family. People might have an opinion, but at the end of the day, it's not their family, so it's not their business."

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